Mohammed El-Kurd
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People in Washington are yet to catch up. It was only, I think, nine congresspeople who boycotted Herzog's speech in Congress yesterday, and he received standing ovation after standing ovation after standing ovation after standing ovation, and I wonder
People in Washington are yet to catch up. It was only, I think, nine congresspeople who boycotted Herzog's speech in Congress yesterday, and he received standing ovation after standing ovation after standing ovation after standing ovation, and I wonder
if the everyday American is concerned that many of their politicians are Israel-first politicians, are politicians who care more about maintaining a relationship with the Israeli regime than they care about their own districts.
if the everyday American is concerned that many of their politicians are Israel-first politicians, are politicians who care more about maintaining a relationship with the Israeli regime than they care about their own districts.
if the everyday American is concerned that many of their politicians are Israel-first politicians, are politicians who care more about maintaining a relationship with the Israeli regime than they care about their own districts.
Yeah, I mean, Ghassan Kanafani is a brilliant, brilliant, brilliant writer. And he was prolific. He's authored so much books. Even though he was assassinated in the 70s. But, you know, he was 37, if I'm not mistaken, 35 when he was assassinated. You know, he was an inspiration to me in school. And I remember, like, even...
Yeah, I mean, Ghassan Kanafani is a brilliant, brilliant, brilliant writer. And he was prolific. He's authored so much books. Even though he was assassinated in the 70s. But, you know, he was 37, if I'm not mistaken, 35 when he was assassinated. You know, he was an inspiration to me in school. And I remember, like, even...
Yeah, I mean, Ghassan Kanafani is a brilliant, brilliant, brilliant writer. And he was prolific. He's authored so much books. Even though he was assassinated in the 70s. But, you know, he was 37, if I'm not mistaken, 35 when he was assassinated. You know, he was an inspiration to me in school. And I remember, like, even...
Even my teachers had qualms about him because he was like a secular person. But I love Ghassan al-Kanafani. He's a beloved figure in the Palestinian community. And I hope to one day be able to achieve a fraction of what he's achieved in the terms of shaping a political consciousness for Palestinians and for people in the region.
Even my teachers had qualms about him because he was like a secular person. But I love Ghassan al-Kanafani. He's a beloved figure in the Palestinian community. And I hope to one day be able to achieve a fraction of what he's achieved in the terms of shaping a political consciousness for Palestinians and for people in the region.
Even my teachers had qualms about him because he was like a secular person. But I love Ghassan al-Kanafani. He's a beloved figure in the Palestinian community. And I hope to one day be able to achieve a fraction of what he's achieved in the terms of shaping a political consciousness for Palestinians and for people in the region.
He was a writer, but he was also part of the Palestine Liberation Front, PFLP.
He was a writer, but he was also part of the Palestine Liberation Front, PFLP.
He was a writer, but he was also part of the Palestine Liberation Front, PFLP.
Yeah, I don't think he would have thought his words were divorced from other forms of struggle, but I think he recognized the importance of culture and shaping culture and shaping public opinion, both in achieving a shift in global stance and also in achieving an awakening. in the Palestinian generation as well.
Yeah, I don't think he would have thought his words were divorced from other forms of struggle, but I think he recognized the importance of culture and shaping culture and shaping public opinion, both in achieving a shift in global stance and also in achieving an awakening. in the Palestinian generation as well.
Yeah, I don't think he would have thought his words were divorced from other forms of struggle, but I think he recognized the importance of culture and shaping culture and shaping public opinion, both in achieving a shift in global stance and also in achieving an awakening. in the Palestinian generation as well.
There's a very famous interview of his where he's talking to, I believe, a British journalist. And the British journalist is asking him, why don't you have talks with the Israelis? And he means, what do you mean talks? You mean capitulation? You mean talking that you can't have a conversation between the sword and the neck? And I think that really summarizes the kind of values he stood for.
There's a very famous interview of his where he's talking to, I believe, a British journalist. And the British journalist is asking him, why don't you have talks with the Israelis? And he means, what do you mean talks? You mean capitulation? You mean talking that you can't have a conversation between the sword and the neck? And I think that really summarizes the kind of values he stood for.
There's a very famous interview of his where he's talking to, I believe, a British journalist. And the British journalist is asking him, why don't you have talks with the Israelis? And he means, what do you mean talks? You mean capitulation? You mean talking that you can't have a conversation between the sword and the neck? And I think that really summarizes the kind of values he stood for.